Horizon 2020: Open Disruptive Innovation For ICT SMEs. Peter Walters ICT National Contact Point 5 th June 2014

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1 Horizon 2020: Open Disruptive Innovation For ICT SMEs Peter Walters ICT National Contact Point 5 th June 2014 Who High growth, highly innovative SMEs Global ambitions to disrupt established value networks and existing markets. Driven, actively investing in innovation, and looking to grow. Established for a while not at a start-up stage 1

2 When Phase 1 Proposals: in batches, closing 18/06/2014, 24/09/2014, 17/12/2014, [18/03/2015, 17/06/2015, 17/09/2015, 16/12/2015] Phase 2 Proposals: in batches, closing 09/10/2014, 17/12/2014 [18/03/2015, 17/06/2015, 17/09/2015, 16/12/2015] Horizon 2020 Workprogramme Societal Challenges Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainable agriculture and the bio-based economy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Secure Societies Industrial Leadership Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies ICT Nanotech., Materials, Manuf. and Processing Biotechnology Space Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs Excellence in the Science Base Frontier research (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Skills and career development (Marie Curie) Research infrastructures 2

3 ICT : Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (implemented through the SME instrument) To support a large set of early stage high risk innovative SMEs in the ICT sector. Focus will be on SME proposing innovative ICT concept, products and services applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately disrupt existing markets. ICT Workprogramme: ICT : Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (implemented through the SME instrument) The objective of the ODI is threefold: Nurture promising innovative and disruptive ideas; Support their prototyping, validation and demonstration in real world conditions; Help for wider deployment or market uptake ODI FAQ: Tiny URL: 3

4 ODI Purpose / aims For SMEs with promising, close-to market ideas bearing high disruptive potential in terms of products, services, models, and markets. Encouraging bottom-up, disruptive Innovative solutions bearing high commercial potential Any innovative concept, product and service that create new markets by applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately disrupt and/or overtake existing markets by displacing earlier technologies and alliances ODI: Key Features Openness: non-prescriptive within the within the broad digital / ICT topic, Proposal can be submitted at any time. Flexibility: to allow disruptive approaches & lead to fast prototyping and market take-up innovative firms can make a proposal alone or with other SMEs as partners and may include other organisations as sub-contractors. 4

5 Disruptive Innovation "Disruptive innovation encompasses any innovative concept, product and service that create new markets by applying new sets of rules, values and models which ultimately disrupt and/or overtake existing markets by displacing earlier technologies and alliances". Clayton M. Christensen Disruptive Innovation

6 Disruptive Innovation Performance User requirement Time Disruptive Innovation Two Kinds Low performance New Market 6

7 Christensen s Principles Companies depend upon customers and investors for resources Small markets don t solve the growth needs of large companies Markets that don t exist cannot be analysed An organisation s capabilities define its disabilities Technology supply may not equal market demand An ODI Application The Process 7

8 Participant Portal opportunities/index.html Graphics thanks to Matt Symonds TBAT Innovation Limited Registration Create an account Info Required: Name, , password Then Login. Register Organisation Person Info Required: Name, Location, Contact Organisation How to: Info Required: Legal Name, Location, Contacts, Org type, Registration details Plus brief financial data to confirm SME status 8

9 Call Information: SME Instrument opportunities/index.html Graphics thanks to Matt Symonds TBAT Innovation Limited Call Information: SME Instrument Graphics thanks to Matt Symonds TBAT Innovation Limited 9

10 Call Information: SME Instrument Graphics thanks to Matt Symonds TBAT Innovation Limited Call Information: SME Instrument Graphics thanks to Matt Symonds TBAT Innovation Limited 10

11 SME Instrument Topics ICT Open Disruptive Innovation NMP Accelerating Uptake NMP Boosting Biotechnology-based Industrial Processes Health Validation of Biomarkers and/or Medical Devices Food Eco-innovative Food Production and Processing Energy Low Carbon and Energy Efficient Systems Transport Research for Transport Climate Eco-innovation and Sustainable Supply Graphics thanks to Matt Symonds TBAT Innovation Limited Call Description: SME Instrument 11

12 Call Description: SME Instrument Select The Topic Application Start 12

13 Application Start Application Start 13

14 Application Form: Phase 1 Part B q Ten pages including cover page! q Three sections: q q q Excellence ; Impact Implementation ; Graphics thanks to Matt Symonds TBAT Innovation Limited Part B: Sections Excellence Objectives: Problem, Opportunity, Outcome, Clarity, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic How: Solution, Steps, Milestones, Assessment of Feasibility, Viability, Context: Current state, TRLs, Europe, Ambition: Key Application, Novelty, Benefits, Evolution Impact Market: Needs, Benefits, Size, Competition, Segmentation, Barriers. Targets, Stakeholders Company: Strategic fit, Relevance, Growth Maximisation: Initial Commercialisation plan, What part is this? IPR analysis, Strategy, Standards? Implementation Work Plan: Management Structure, Consortium If needed Resources: Total Costs = 71,429 Grant 50,000 FIXED! 14

15 Evaluation: Three Criteria Excellence Impact Implementation Excellence Scored out of 5 Clarity and pertinence of the objectives; Credibility of the proposed approach Soundness of the concept, including trans-disciplinary considerations, where relevant; Extent that proposed work is ambitious, has innovation potential, and is beyond the state of the art (e.g. ground-breaking objectives, novel concepts and approaches) Thresholds Overall 10/15 This criterion 4/5 Weighting 1.0 From General Annexe H 15

16 Impact Scored out of 5 The expected impacts listed in the work programme under the relevant topic Enhancing innovation capacity and integration of new knowledge; Strengthening the competitiveness and growth of companies by developing innovations meeting the needs of European and global markets; and, where relevant, by delivering such innovations to the markets; Any other environmental and socially important impacts (not already covered above); Effectiveness of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the project results (including management of IPR), to communicate the project, and to manage research data where relevant. [Proposals for phase 1 are not required to provide a draft plan for exploitation and dissemination ] Thresholds Overall 10/15, this criterion 4/5 Weighting 1.5 From General Annexe H Implementation Scored out of 5 Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources; Complementarity of the participants within the consortium (when relevant); Appropriateness of the management structures Thresholds Overall 10/15 This criterion 4/5 Weighting 1.0 From General Annexe H 16

17 The Project: Key Thoughts Clarity of proposal Measureable activities European added value (see Rules for Participation). Peter Walters ICT / FET National Contact Point peter.walters@tsb.gov.uk This slideset V